[Troy Henderson]

Originally Posted by W J

Sir, w/all respect, what I meant by "stock" was: stock whls and tires, stock clutch, stock computer tune, and stock weight....NOT NHRA stock. I love the car...we're lucky they produced it... but GM, w/the new Camaro, has made it difficult for 1/4 mi. racer fun once again, for both novice and pro. The car's weight, the IRS rear, a brake/caliper combination so large that 20" wheels are mandatory, factory computer tune way too conservative, along with a very weak clutch.... Pure stock, things mentioned above, these LS3 cars are running low 14's--high 13's at best w/ 60 ft.s of 2.0 and higher. W/a computer tune that eliminates some big time torque management, and a awesome-shifting driver, a FEW are running low 13's, which is about the same as the '98-'02 LS1 F-bodies were running--stock. It's my opinion only, that they surely need a strong straight axle rear, w/somewhat down-sized rear brakes,which would solve the problem of putting a decent gear, a lightweight wheel/good-hooking tire on the car, shedding considerable weight at the same time...I don't know, probably GM could care less about us weekend warrior drag racers...Then, who knows, maybe M/T or someone else will start making great hooking 20" drag radials and some will make the IRS setup work...It should be interesting to see who is 1st to have these things flying at the track...just my .02 cents worth, from the land of non-altitude-adjusted et's... Have a nice day. WJ

That's a good point. I wonder what they stop like with big and littles on 15" wheels. Any pictures if that even looks right?